The Best Instrumental Songs

Published: Aug. 20, 2014, 3:42 p.m.

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Who needs lyrics? There are so many great songs that kill the vocals and let the rest of the band do the talking. This episode celebrates some of the best instrumental songs in rock, pop, and electronic. The one rule we applied to this is that the artist has to historically be a vocal-fronted band (i.e. no Dick Dale, Explosions in The Sky, Budos Band, etc\\u2026). So, enjoy! We\\u2019ll leave you with the immortal lyrics of a saccharine late 80\\u2019s country hit \\u201c...you say it best, when you say nothing at all\\u201d

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Track Listing:

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  1. Yoga Means Union - Ambulance LTD, Ambulance LTD
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  3. I Am Citizen Insane - Radiohead, COM LAG (2plus2isfive
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  5. The Commercial, - Wire, Pink Flag
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  7. \\u201cDet Du T\\xe4nker Idag \\xc4r Du Imorn\\u201d - Dungen, Ta Det Lungt
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  9. \\u201cTheme For A Pretty Girl That Makes You Believe God Exists\\u201d - Eels, Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
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  11. \\u201cSwarfiga\\u201d - Kasabian, Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
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  13. \\u201c45:33\\u201d - LCD Soundsystem, 45:33
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  15. \\u201cEveryone\\u2019s A VIP To Someone\\u201d - The Go! Team, Thunder, Lightning, Strike
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  17. \\u201cBron Yr Aur\\u201d - Led Zepplin, Physical Graffiti
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  19. \\u201cYear of the Dragon\\u201d - Sufjan Stevens (Arranged by Nico Muhly), Run Rabbit Run
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  21. \\u201cCecilia Ann\\u201d - PIxies, Bossanova
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